Morning Brew – Tues. May 1: Crystal Chappell will kiss her wife on “Bold and the Beautiful,” Betty DeGeneres’ regret about Ellen

Good news: The Bold and the Beautiful‘s executive producer/head writer Bradley Belltold TV Guide that of course Crystal Chappell will kiss her on-screen lover when she comes on the show. From the interview:

Karen and Danielle are a modern married couple, so why wouldn’t they kiss? We plan to discuss the real issues, present some prejudices, and try to get people to move forward in their thinking, instead of backward. I want to do this story because I listen to all the political debates on the subject of same-sex marriage and can’t believe I share the same country with people who think so differently about human rights. I want to put my hat in the ring and, hopefully, help change some thoughts and opinions on the issue.

“The gay men’s community is definitely healthier than the women’s. There are so many more parties where they’re ripping off their shirts. I can’t tell you how many gay men are training for a particular pool party. The lesbian community definitely needs more programs centered around fitness and health.

I’m sure there are some girls that train for the Dinah or their local Black Bra party — maybe they just aren’t ripping their shirts off in public.

The Guardianprofiled Jenna Lyons, the out creative director of J.Crew. She talks about being a misfit growing up, but how her subscription to Vogue and making a skirt in home economics class helped her to discover her passion for fashion. Jenna was in the news this winter for leaving her husband for another woman. She told the paper:

It has been hard, you know? But I will say, through everything, I realise how incredibly fortunate I am. Everyone has been so supportive and understanding; my friends and colleagues have all been amazing. It’s certainly been one of the more confusing times of my life, but I’m getting through it.

It’s going to be very well done. I don’t want to jinx it, but [Peirce] is a genius, genius, genius director. I would never do it with someone that I don’t trust. I trust her more than a lot of the directors I’ve worked with. She’s the right woman for the job.

Ebony interviewed Patrik-Ian Polk, the guy behind Noah’s Arc and the new LGBT film The Skinny, which has a lesbian character. He told the mag he’s actually working on two sequels for the film and that he thinks Pariah is going to help black gay stories come out into the mainstream:

I certainly hope that the success of Dee Rees and other filmmakers like her encourages just more: Encourages Hollywood to make more of these projects, encourages more filmmakers to make these projects. I mean any real success like that is only helpful to the next person. I just hope more of our projects can find an audience because the industry pays attention to numbers a whole lot, so if you can show a clear track record then you can establish that there is an audience for these projects so that more people can make them.

I hope so, too! And maybe Tyler Perry will put a lesbian in a movie once in a while.